U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire says she's planning to move forward with her bill that would grant benefits to same-sex married couples in the military after learning that legislation is still necessary to grant veterans in same-sex marriages those same benefits.

Shaheen asked the Department of Veterans Affairs if legislation is still necessary in the aftermath of a U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.

She says she received a letter from Secretary Eric Shinseki that the VA will need to consider policy changes to comply with current law.

Shaheen's bill is named for New Hampshire National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Charlie Morgan, whose wife and daughter were denied survivor and other benefits after Morgan's death from breast cancer early this year.